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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Jackson, MS

March 17, 2016Jones County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2016, 5:12 PM CDT for Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 17, 2016, 5:12 PM CDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired: Mar 17, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Jones County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 17, 5:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Moselle, MS	THREE TREES DOWN ON RAYNER RD. ONE TREE DOWN ACROSS WESTSIDE DR. POWERLINES DOWN AS WELL.
Mar 17, 5:22 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Ese Moselle, MS	TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON SELLERS RD NEAR OVETT MOSELLE RD. NO INJURIES
Mar 17, 5:22 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Moselle, MS	TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BUT MOSTLY IN MOSELLE.
Mar 17, 5:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 Wsw Ellisville, MS	ALONG HWY 590.
Mar 17, 5:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 Wsw Ellisville, MS
Mar 17, 5:32 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	4 S Ellisville, MS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 6 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 8 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 17, 1:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 118 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1748 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

366 
WUUS54 KJAN 172212
SVRJAN
MSC067-172300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0143.160317T2212Z-160317T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
512 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 511 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHELTON...
  OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MOSELLE AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  LAUREL AND ELLISVILLE AROUND 535 PM CDT.
  TUCKERS CROSSING AROUND 550 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 8940 3162 8940 3167 8903 3143 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 265DEG 25KT 3153 8938 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DL

4 follow-up statements

077 
WWUS54 KJAN 172223
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
523 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC067-172300-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-160317T2300Z/
JONES MS-
523 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY...

AT 523 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MOSELLE...OR
NEAR ELLISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LAUREL AND ELLISVILLE AROUND 535 PM CDT.
  TUCKERS CROSSING AROUND 545 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 8935 3161 8935 3167 8903 3143 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 260DEG 27KT 3152 8928 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DL

993 
WWUS54 KJAN 172233
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
533 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC067-172300-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-160317T2300Z/
JONES MS-
533 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY...

AT 532 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLISVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 520 PM...QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 590 IN WESTERN JONES COUNTY. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAUREL...ELLISVILLE AND TUCKERS CROSSING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 8925 3160 8929 3167 8903 3143 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 265DEG 29KT 3153 8918 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DL

576 
WWUS54 KJAN 172240
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
540 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC067-172300-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-160317T2300Z/
JONES MS-
540 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY...

AT 540 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OVETT...OR 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELLISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAUREL...ELLISVILLE AND TUCKERS CROSSING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 8925 3160 8929 3167 8903 3143 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 265DEG 27KT 3153 8911 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DL

005 
WWUS54 KJAN 172251
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
551 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC067-172301-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-160317T2300Z/
JONES MS-
551 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3144 8925 3160 8929 3167 8903 3143 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 265DEG 25KT 3153 8911 

$$

DL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 17, 4:50 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:50 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
450 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THE RADARS WERE LIT UP
AT MID AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 84
CORRIDOR WHERE A STALLED COLD FRONT WAS NOTED. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
LARGE HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND LARGE HAIL WILL REMAIN THE MAIN
THREAT INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTH WHERE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. MUCH OF THE CONVECTION WL
WEAKEN WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING BUT THE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF
THE JET WITH SUBTLE SHORTWAVES MAY HELP TRIGGER ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY.
SOME MODELS SUGGEST THE BOUNDARY WILL DRIFT NORTH TOWARD INTERSTATE
2O TONIGHT WITH CONVECTION REDEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAVE
THEREFORE MAINTAINED DECENT POPS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MODEL CONSENSUS
SUGGESTS ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS FRIDAY ALONG AND
JUST NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY. THIS LOOKS TO OCCUR MAINLY BETWEEN
HIGHWAY 84 AND INTERSTATE 20 SIMILAR TO THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL
WOULD BE THE MAIN THREAT AGAIN DUE TO MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND DEEP
LAYER SHEAR. THE CONVECTION WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN FRIDAY EVENING BUT
BY MIDNIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER OUR NORTHWEST ZONES AND
PROLONG RAIN CHANCES IN THE NORTH. A POTENT NORTHERN STREAM CLOSED
LOW DROPPING OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY AND OVER THE GREAT
LAKES REGION SATURDAY WILL SUPPORT THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL STILL BE
NORTHWEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE AT SUNRISE SATURDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AND DRIER
AIR THAT WILL BRING AN END TO THE RAIN. /22/

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SATURDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION
DAY OVER THE CWA. WHILE WE WILL START OFF THE DAY WITH SCATTERED
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STALLED BOUNDARY NEAR THE COAST...
VEERING FLOW PATTERN WILL FINALLY GIVE THE COASTAL BOUNDARY A NUDGE
OUT TO SEA TAKING THE CONVECTION WITH IT.

A REINFORCEMENT OF LOW LEVEL DRY/COOL AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE CWA
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY RESULTING IN MARKEDLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.
HIGHS IN THE 50S WILL BE COMMON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS MINS DROP INTO
THE 30S. WHILE CAA WILL PRECLUDE FROST DEVELOPMENT SATURDAY
NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING...HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT WILL SETUP CALM WINDS AND EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING
CONDITIONS. FROST FORMATION WILL BE A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY WHERE
TEMPS CAN FALL INTO THE MID 30S OR LOWER WHICH LOOKS TO OCCUR
PRIMARILY OVER THE EAST.

MID LEVEL RIDGING FROM THE WEST DURING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK
WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES./26/

&&

.AVIATION...AS OF MID AFTERNOON STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WERE MAKING
THEIR WAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. MVFR TO VFR FLIGHT
CATEGORIES WERE PREVAILING ACROSS THE REGION AT THIS TIME. CIGS WILL
CONTINUE TO LOWER AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREADS ACROSS THE
REGION....ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR EXPECTED.
THIS CONVECTION COULD BRIEFLY REDUCE FLIGHT CATEGORIES TO IFR
STATUS. MVFR CIGS WL THEN BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING
WITH ISOLD TO SCATTERED STORMS CONTINUING ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS
TODAY WILL VARY FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST TODAY BETWEEN 4-9 KNOTS...
AND REMAIN SUCH TONIGHT. /17/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       55  72  53  62 /  80  80  57  40
MERIDIAN      54  70  54  64 /  80  86  64  45
VICKSBURG     56  72  53  62 /  80  68  51  34
HATTIESBURG   60  73  60  67 /  68  84  66  53
NATCHEZ       59  73  53  61 /  76  81  60  39
GREENVILLE    52  67  49  59 /  75  46  47  20
GREENWOOD     51  68  50  60 /  69  58  46  22

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

22/26/17

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 3:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
340 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>046-050>052-182045-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-
340 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY.

LAZ015-016-MSZ047>049-055>058-182045-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-
340 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING

A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH QUARTER TO GOLF BALL
SIZED HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS. MAIN
TIMING IS UNTIL 8 PM.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON.

LAZ023-025-MSZ053-054-065-066-182045-
FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-COVINGTON-JONES-
340 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY

A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH QUARTER TO GOLF BALL
SIZED HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS. MAIN
TIMING IS UNTIL 8 PM. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY
WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE RISK.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1,2)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

LAZ024-026-MSZ059>064-072>074-182045-
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
340 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...MAINLY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ANYTIME THROUGH 8PM. LARGE HAIL TO
GOLF BALL SIZE WITH SOME DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL ARE THE MAIN
THREATS.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC= 1)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

21

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
SIGNIFICANT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF
 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60
 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.

...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)...

NWS JAN HOME PAGE...
   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN
STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE
FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK...
   WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS
FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER...
   @NWSJACKSONMS

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES...

STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/
SPC...MESO ANALYSIS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/#
SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/
SPC...STORM REPORTS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/
NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG

   PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 17, 4:58 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
458 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0322 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
03/17/2016                   WARREN             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN, SIDING BLOWN OFF AND WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS ON
            HIGHWAY 61S.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MEADVILLE               31.47N 90.89W
03/17/2016                   FRANKLIN           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY AND MANY ARE
            BLOCKING ROADS.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
03/17/2016                   ADAMS              MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROOF DAMAGE AT TRACETOWN MALL ON SGT. S PRENTISS DR. IN
            NATCHEZ

&&

DCOX

Local storm report, Mar 17, 5:02 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
502 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0348 PM     DENSE FOG        1 SSW BASSFIELD         31.48N 89.75W
03/17/2016                   JEFFERSON DAVIS    MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A MOBILE HOME AND BARN OFF BASSFIELD
            CEMETARY RD.

&&

CME

Local storm report, Mar 17, 5:04 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
504 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0348 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW BASSFIELD         31.48N 89.75W
03/17/2016                   JEFFERSON DAVIS    MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A MOBILE HOME AND BARN OFF BASSFIELD
            CEMETARY RD.

&&

CME

Local storm report, Mar 17, 5:05 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
505 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0347 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE NEWMAN             32.19N 90.63W
03/17/2016                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON 2035 OLD NO. 3RD ON PORT GIBSON
            ROAD IN HINDS COUNTY. REPORT RELAYED FROM EM AND PICTURES
            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

DCOX

Local storm report, Mar 17, 5:08 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
508 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0504 PM     HAIL             SEMINARY                31.56N 89.50W
03/17/2016  E0.88 INCH       COVINGTON          MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JC

Special weather statement, Mar 17, 5:08 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
508 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSZ065-066-172300-
COVINGTON MS-JONES MS-
508 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON AND
SOUTHERN JONES COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

AT 507 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR SEMINARY...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLLINS...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...SANFORD...MOSELLE...TUCKERS CROSSING...
EASTABUCHIE AND SEMINARY.

LAT...LON 3145 8946 3162 8953 3167 8904 3143 8907
      3143 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 271DEG 25KT 3155 8941

DL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 17, 8:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	29 min
Mar 17, 8:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	60 min
Mar 17, 9:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion	56 min
Mar 17, 9:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	52 min
Mar 17, 10:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	65 min
Mar 17, 10:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	58 min
Mar 17, 10:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren	5 days
Mar 17, 11:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar	59 min
Mar 17, 11:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	34 min
Mar 17, 11:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest	58 min
Mar 17, 1:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	14 min
Mar 17, 1:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	40 min
Mar 17, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln	60 min
Mar 17, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	53 min
Mar 17, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	24 min
Mar 17, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lincoln	66 min
Mar 17, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena	41 min
Mar 17, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	40 min
Mar 17, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln	63 min
Mar 17, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	47 min
Mar 17, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	58 min
Mar 17, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson	53 min
Mar 17, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Jefferson	51 min
Mar 17, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Warren	48 min
Mar 17, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar	42 min
Mar 17, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	48 min
Mar 17, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	58 min
Mar 17, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	38 min
Mar 17, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	32 min
Mar 17, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	66 min
Mar 17, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	29 min
Mar 17, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence	63 min
Mar 17, 4:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln	2 hr
Mar 17, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	43 min
Mar 17, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	52 min
Mar 17, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	30 min
Mar 17, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	52 min
Mar 17, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	49 min
Mar 17, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	39 min
Mar 17, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	27 min
Mar 17, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	64 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.